July 2010

Staff video highlights meditation room

July 22, 2010

  Watch as Mills-Peninsula’s Director of Health and Fitness Programs, Helen Chaknova, gives a preview of the new Meditation Room that is adjacent to the main lobby. The non-denominational meditation space is one of many examples of healing-oriented features in the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center.

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High-tech meets old-fashioned healing

July 15, 2010

A century ago, Florence Nightingale wrote about the healing properties of natural light, fresh air and quiet. Today, in tandem with countless medical advancements, the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center takes a lesson from the past by creating a healing environment based on these simple elements, while always focusing on patients and their families. “We’re not [...]

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Staff video highlights trayline feature inside cafeteria

July 6, 2010

In this week’s training team video, Patti gives you the inside view of the trayline system used in the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center’s kitchen.  Mills-Peninsula’s staff is hard at work preparing all employees for the transition to the new hospital. To give employees a sneak peek, the training team donned hard hats and took their video [...]

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‘Ode to Joy’ uplifts patients and residents

July 1, 2010

The new medical center will incorporate a unique public art sculpture by Kentucky artist Douwe Blumberg called “Ode to Joy.” The piece consists of a series of aluminum sculptures that resemble flocks of birds soaring skyward. “The overarching theme is a wildly exuberant expression of hope, freedom and joy,” Blumberg writes in a statement on [...]

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